The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Six dead bodies were taken from the
hotel ruins at Buffalo. Five persons are dead
or missing and twenty-one injured Henry
b. Rumsey, whose family lives at Fort Wayne,
Ind, was among the killed, and he came to his
death by boldly attempting to rescue a little
girl from the flames. The overhead wires in
the streets prevented the fire department from
working effectively and led to the loss of life,
and at a meeting of citizens it was determined
that all wires would have to be put under
ground.
Rufus Y. Kirkland, the confidential
associate of Walter f. Lawton, the fugitive
embezzler of New York, has also disappeared
1t is supposed that Lawton took with him one
of two wealthy widows, TO whom he was re-
Gently paying his addresses.
The New York Graphic says that the
National Opera Company is on the verge of
dissolution, and wonders who is going to set
tie the debts of the American or National
Opera Company, whose stupendous extrav-
agance, recklessness, and inefficiency exceed
anything ever known in the history of theat-
rical management
A fire at Mankato, Mimi, damaged
to the amount of $4,000
The Mormons sent from Idaho to the
Detroit House of Correction on cumulative
sentences were released by Judge Severns,
in accordance with a recent decision by the
Federal Supreme Court
Winter wheat prospects in twenty
five Illinois counties are reported favorable,
IA A. -,
consin is promising. The situation in Kansas
is improved Wheat in some portions of
Michigan is in bad condition
The Missouri Senate defeated the
bill for the regulation of railroads which had
been passed by the House.
The special committee of the Ne
braska Assembly appointed to investigate the
charges preferred by Edward Rosewater,
editor of the Omaha Bee, against several men,
bers of that body has reported that the
charges were unfounded The report was
sustained, and resolutions were adopted CEN
surfing Rosewater and excluding him from the
privileges Of the floor during the remainder Of
the session.
An explosion in the United Oil Com
pany's works at Baltimore caused the death of
four persons
Eastern capitalists have organized a
company to work the recently discovered gold
fields in Arkansas.
The triple alliance between Ger
many, Austria, and Italy is said TO place each
of these Powers on an equal footing Ali will
undertake the protection of individual inter-
ests, the infringement of which might disturb
the peace of Europe.
Father Keller, who was arrested at
Youghal, Ireland, was driven to the court III
Dublin in the Mayors carriage amid an enthusi-
ast:c demonstration He refused TO give any
testimony as to his custody of tenants moneys
as trustee under the "plan Of campaign, and
was committed to prison for contempt of
court The people marched with him to
Kilmainham, singing national songs, and he
entered the prison leaning on Archbishop
Wa'shs arm.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says that
ARRESTS in connection with the attempt on the
Cars life continue. An institute for the
higher education of women has been closed,
and the rector of the university threatens TO
stop his lectures 1t is stated that two more
officers were hanged at the barracks last Sun
day. 1t is reported that the Car received
letter, dated March l, from the executive of
the Nihlist committee, informing him that at
a sitting of the committee on Feb. - he was
condemned to death, and that fifty members
were appointed to execute the sentence"
The Secretary of the Treasury sent
out a circular s-tting forth the action of Con-
gress on the fishery question